January 2022

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Jones Immortalized

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Normangee Panthers basketball legend Joseph Jones was honored by the high school and had his number 30 jersey retired in the presence of family and friends Friday. Jones led the Panthers to a Class 1A State Championship in 2004 before joining the Texas A&M Aggies, where he earned All-Big 12 honors in each of his four seasons. He is the first Normangee player to have his number retired. NORMANGEE HIGH SCHOOL
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Flying High

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Madisonville’s Xzavier Whaley looks for a teammate midair during the team’s 63-39 victory over Robinson at MHS Monday. The win marked the team’s second straight to open district place after they defeated no. 9 Connally in a 62-60 thriller at MHS Friday. (See News for more) CAMPBELL ATKINS

JAIL LOG

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The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Some banking history from Madison County

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In the latter 1970s, I rented a bank safety deposit box. I never had much of monetary value to keep in it, but what was there was important to me. Some pieces of sterling flatware, a few older silver dollars and, most valuable for me, photos of loved ones. Years ago, a family member lost all of her photos in a fire, and that horrified me. This was long before the internet and the Cloud storage. Recently, I decided to quit paying rent on that bank box, but I could find neither of my keys. I was sure one was lost and could not remember seeing the other in years. I talked to bank management and agreed to have it “drilled out” at my expense, but they asked me to look a bit longer. A few weeks later, I came across a key in a small familiar-looking envelope and took it to Prosperity Bank at 208 West Main, in the building where I’ve had an account for well over 50 years.